to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
recollection; reminiscence
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
fortune-telling; divination
lucky color; lucky colour
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
hero; manly person; warrior
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
sad; wretched; deplorable
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
street; quarter; district; area
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
to handle (a thing) roughly
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)